East Africa

East Africa

The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report: What’s in it for East Africa?

This factsheet highlights:

  1. How East Africa’s climate is already changing
  2. East Africa’s future climate 
  3. Climate change impacts we have already seen in East Africa
  4. Future climate risks in East Africa 
  5. East Africa’s potential to adapt
  6. Key investment areas for a climate-resilient East Africa

Explore the factsheet, along with free-to-use images and infographics, below.

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A farmer in Bugesera District, Rwanda

A farmer in Bugesera District, Rwanda 

 

Courtesy of Rwanda Green Fund 

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Coral reef off the coast of Kenya, South of Mombasa

Image of coral reef in Kenya, South of Mombasa 

 

Courtesy of Anna K Mueller via Shutterstock 

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Livestock market in Ethiopia

Image of a livestock market in Ethiopia 

 

Courtesy of Shutterstock/Ilia Torlin

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Somali women grow their own crops on the outskirts of Ifo Refugee Camp in Dadaab, Kenya

Somali women grow their own crops on the outskirts of Ifo Refugee Camp in Dadaab, Kenya

 

Courtesy of Africa Practice/Kate Holt

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Restored mangrove forest in Ukunda, Kenya

Image of a man in a restored mangrove forest in Ukunda, Kenya

 

Courtesy of Climate Visuals Countdown/Anthony Ochieng

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Forest fire

Image of forest fire

 

Courtesy of Matt Palmer via Unsplash

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Sunset over the ocean

Image of sunset over the ocean

 

Courtesy of matthew Feeney via Unsplash

 

 

 

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Differences in GDP per capita for African countries for the period 2081–2100, if global warming is limited to 1.5°C versus 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures

Differences in GDP per capita for African countries for the period 2081–2100, if global warming is limited to 1.5°C versus 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures

 

Courtesy of CDKN 

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Increase in the number of days per year with severe heat stress for global warming of 3.75°C above pre-industrial levels (1850–2100).

Increase in the number of days per year with severe heat stress for global warming of  3.75°C above pre-industrial levels (1850–2100).

 

Courtesy of CDKN